| Year | 1885 |
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| Year Summary | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal), then on 23 June it is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative). US President is Chester A. Arthur (R-New York) then on 4 March it is Grover Cleveland (D-New York). Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the <em>Dow Jones Industrial Average</em>. Professional football is legalised in Britain. Mark Twain publishes the <em>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>. |
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